The long history of food packaging, and why we have become so attached to it

A plastic box for a peeled orange? Isn't it time we moved on from this kind of overpackaging?

An illustration from George Zaidan’s Ted Talk ‘Why is ketchup so hard to pour?’
An illustration from George Zaidan’s Ted Talk ‘Why is ketchup so hard to pour?’

Aoife McElwain

Aoife McElwain

Aoife McElwain, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a food writer